2026年GRE《阅读理解》模拟试卷.docxVIP

2026年GRE《阅读理解》模拟试卷

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TheGreatGatsby

F.ScottFitzgerald

I.TheValleyofAshes

InthevalleyofashesthatmarksthesummitoftheGrandCentralTerminal,theash-dumpisalow矮hillofredashandcindersthatbelchesorsimmersasavolcanodoesandwas,probably,atonetime,initsmostprimitivestatethegrounditself.Itisaplaceofdespairanddecay,aplacewherethepoorandthebrokenarediscardedlikegarbage.Thevalleyissurroundedbyahighwoodenfence,andattheentrancethereisasignthatreads:NoPedestrians.

II.TomandDaisyBuchanan

TomBuchanan,awealthyandpowerfulman,ismarriedtoDaisyBuchanan,abeautifulandsophisticatedwoman.TheyliveinamansiononWestEgg,awealthyareanearNewYorkCity.However,theirmarriageisstrainedduetoTomsinfidelityandDaisysaffairwiththemysteriousandcharismaticJayGatsby.

III.TheGreenLight

JayGatsby,aself-mademan,isobsessedwithDaisy.HehasbuiltamansionacrossthebayfromDaisyshomeinWestEggandhashiredacrewtocreateagrandspectacleeachevening.ThegreenlightattheendofDaisysdockisthesymbolofGatsbysdreamandhishopethatonedayhewillwinDaisyback.

IV.TheMeeting

Oneevening,Tom,Daisy,andGatsbyareallinvitedtodinneratTomandDaisysmansion.Thedinnerisasocialeventattendedbymanyofthewealthyeliteofthearea.Duringthedinner,GatsbyandDaisyarereunited,andthetensionbetweenthemispalpable.

V.TheTragedy

Afterthedinner,TomandGatsbytakearideinTomscar.Theystopatadesertedspotnearthevalleyofashes.WhilearguingaboutGatsbysclaimtobeawarhero,TomhitsGatsbywiththecar,causinghisdeath.Daisy,whoisdriving,isunabletostopthecar.

VI.TheEnd

TomandDaisyfleetoMexico,leavingbehindthevalleyofashesandtheshatteredlivesofthosetheyhaveaffected.Gatsbysdreamisdestroyed,andthegreenlightremainsasymbolofunat